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By John Heims —- BETFAIR.COM HASKELL TOPS 2018 MONMOUTH PARK STAKES SCHEDULE; $4.3 MILLION IN STAKES TO BE OFFERED WHEN SEASON OPENS MAY 5 Oceanport, N.J. – Led by the Grade 1, $1 million betfair.com Haskell Invitational on July 29, Monmouth Park is set to offer $4,340,000...

Joan Lawrence/NTRA —- GOOD MAGIC TAKES FIRST BERTH IN NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL; GUN RUNNER TAKES FIRST-PLACE FOR OLDER HORSES IN TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, January 29, 2018) – As the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” gets underway the top ten in week...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Jockey David Cabrera Taking Oaklawn by Storm Newcomer David Cabrera became the first jockey to reach double-figure victories at the Oaklawn meeting when he swept Saturday’s late daily double, including his first local stakes score aboard Swing and Sway...

By Ed Golden —- • CASTELLANO TO RIDE BOLT D’ORO IN SAN FELIPE • PAVEL SHOULD FANCY DISTANCE OF SAN PASQUAL • THE MOREY THE MERRIER AND A ROMAN HOLIDAY • SANTA ANITA JOCKS VS. HOLY ANGELS THURSDAY Bolt d’Oro; Zoe Metz/Clockers Corner BOLT D’ORO GETS NEW RIDER FOR...

By Mike Henry —- BENNETT 3-FOR-3; GALLARDO, FELICIANO OK OLDSMAR, FL. – If all goes according to plan over the next two weeks, Thoroughbred racing fans will get to welcome a Breeders’ Cup winner and Eclipse Award champion to Tampa Bay Downs on Festival Preview Day Presented...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (January 28, 2018) – Following negative tests for equine herpes virus-1 involving a horse based at Belmont Park, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots have announced that as of Sunday, January 28, all horses based in the state of New York are...

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By Brian Bohl OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Bruce Golden Racing’s Great Stuff waited a long time to secure his first stakes win but reached the milestone in impressive fashion, surging in the stretch to post a 2 ½-length score in the 125th edition of the Grade 3, $100,000...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Two weeks ago, when journeyman rider Pedro Cotto, Jr., couldn’t buy a winner with the money in a Monte Carlo casino, he relied on advice his mother gave him earlier in his career to stay positive. “She told me when you try too hard, you make...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Kelsey Danner to Have First Oaklawn Starter Sunday There’s a Danner scheduled to start a horse in Sunday’s third race at Oaklawn, but it won’t be veteran trainer Mark Danner. Instead, it will be Danner’s daughter, Kelsey, 31, who went out on her own in...